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      Children of the Night

      R 1992 1h 30m Horror List
      Reviews 34% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A small-town vampire (Karen Black) and her daughter try to satisfy tradition and their master's appetite. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Some good ideas and no idea what to do with them.. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/10/23 Full Review Audience Member a very goofy affair but still fun a horror film that mixes in some laughs, some heart on occasion, and some pretty grotesque practical effects full of 90's cheese and some bad acting but moves at a very quick pace two female teenage friends decide to explore an abandoned church to test their bravery but they accidentally awaken an ancient vampire from his slumber and his reign of terror begins to take over the town a priest harbors two victims turned at his home and calls a teacher for help on the situation from then on it's up to him, the 2nd girl who made it out alive, and a drunken resident to combat this supernatural threat from spreading plus this girl's virgin blood is what the master vampire craves the most a lot of what happens here is just so damn silly to be taken seriously but I think that's part of the fun plus the grisly special effects are not a bad touch it never lets up and I guess that's part of the film's charm to be enjoyed a horror film that's pretty ridiculous but entertaining Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing special, a midnight watch at best, an okay story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member "Children of the Night" has some interesting ideas to update/revamp the vampire mythology, but unfortunately none of it really goes anywhere. The special effects are good and some scenes where the vampires go to sleep in their "cocoon" stage is pretty impressive, but in the grand scheme of things, the cocoon stage has no relevance to the plot and it turns into a routine vampire movie. Several plot points come out of nowhere and the film often feels like it's based on a book that it assumes the audience has read so it skips over important details. You never really get to understand why some people turn into vampires and other don't (do you have to die to a vampire bite? does it take a certain number of drainings?) and other than just stopping the vampires, it doesn't really have anything else going on story-wise. These factors make the plot is forgettable and while the special effects are pretty good, some of the acting is bad and plants this firmly as "just another vampire movie". If you're a die-hard vampire fan you might be entertained but it's nothing special at all. Other films have taken just one of the multiple ideas in the film (such as a town being overrun by vampires or a wacky group of misfit characters being forced to combat the undead with rag-tag equipment) and made much more satisfying movie experiences and the ideas that haven't been used in other later films don't pay off so there's not much here to recommend. (VHS, September 14, 2012) Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member LOS VAMPIROS SE SUMERGEN EN EL AGUA Y SACAN SUS PULMONES PARA RESPIRAR Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Waaaaay cheeeesy, and very uneven vampire flick that was completely entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A small-town vampire (Karen Black) and her daughter try to satisfy tradition and their master's appetite.
      Director
      Tony Randel
      Producer
      Norman Jacobs, Steven Jacobs
      Screenwriter
      Nicolas Falacci
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures, Fangoria Films
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 30m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo, Surround